The Veneto

Hunting Scene and Lions Attacking Animals

late 16th century
Pen and brown ink, touches of brush and brown wash, on brownish paper; retouched (by a later hand) in pen and brown ink in one lion's tail and leg, in the bull's face and tail, and in the dog's faces.
22.2 × 15.9 cm (8.7 × 6.3 in)

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